11,000 refugees have crossed the Danish border over the past week, nearly twice the average of the previous month. New police estimates also show that over 56,000 have arrived since the initial massive…

Denmark’s foreign trade surplus remained unchanged in September from the previous month, although exports fell 2.6 percent. However, this was balanced by a 2.9 percent drop in imports. The latest figures from Statistics…

Maersk Oil has agreed to acquire half of Africa Oil Corp’s shares in three onshore exploration licences in Kenya and a further two in Ethiopia. The licenses cover an area of about 100,000…

Germany has conducted covert surveillance operations in Denmark. Renowned magazine Der Spiegel reported Saturday that the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), Germany’s intelligence service, spied on the interior ministries of Denmark, Poland, Austria, and Croatia, as…

A Danish People’s Party (DPP) proposal for a parallel agreement with the EU on Europol if voters maintain the justice opt-out on December 3rd has been dismissed as ’unworkable’ by legal experts. DPP…

Despite its eagerness to spread the message about its strict immigration policy the government declined an offer for free advertising space in a Lebanese newspaper. The original anti-refugee advert, originally published in the…

Denmark has come under fire for its ‘overzealous campaign’ to get Helle Thorning-Schmidt elected UN High Commissioner for Refugees. According to top British refugee expert, Dr Jeff Crisp, who’s held senior positions with UNHCR,…

Opposition leader Mette Frederiksen is losing ground to Lars Løkke Rasmussen in the popularity stakes. Since she became Social Democrat leader in June, Ms Frederiksen has been the electorate’s favourite for prime minister,…

The Danish People’s Party’s call for permanent border control is delaying the new police bill. Despite agreement on more funding and more police on the streets, Finance Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen (Lib) said…

Denmark’s industrial production decreased in September after rising in the previous month, figures from Statistics Denmark showed Friday. Industrial production fell a seasonally adjusted 1.4 percent month-over-month in September, reversing a 4.5 percent…